The Man in Blue (1937)

A police officer who kills a thief during the commission of a robbery takes on the responsibility of raising the man's son.

Director:

Milton Carruth

Writers:

Kubec Glasmon (story), Lester Cole (screenplay)

Stars:

Robert Wilcox, Edward Ellis, Nan Grey

Cast

Cast overview:
Robert Wilcox	...	Frankie Loomis aka Fankie Dunne
Edward Ellis	...	Martin Dunne
Nan Grey	...	June Hanson
Richard Carle	...	Willie Loomis
Ralph Morgan	...	The 'Professor'
Alma Kruger	...	Mrs. Dunne
Bill Burrud	...	Frankie as a Boy (as Billy Burrud)
Aggie Herring	...	Aggie
Frederick Burton	...	Parke Lewis
Herbert Corthell	...	Patrolman Pat Casey
Selmer Jackson	...	District Attorney
Milburn Stone	...	Henchman 'Dutch'

Storyline

When Frankie Loomis' father, a petty thief, is killed in a shootout with Police Officer Martin Dunne, Frankie is adopted by Dunne and his wife, but is unaware that his foster-father was the one who had killed his father, albeit only in self-defense after being shot at from ambush. Frankie grows up to be a fine young man and has a job as a bank teller. Then, after serving several years in prison, Frankie's vindictive uncle Willie shows up and expresses amazement at finding a Loomis family-member working in a bank...during daylight hours. He then tells his nephew that his foster-father was the man who killed his real-father. Frankie is so upset that he makes an honest mistake with an account and it appears to the bank president, Parke Lewis, to have been an intentional theft-attempt and Frankie is fired. Uncle Willie, with intent to get revenge on Martin Dunne, then gets Frankie framed for the robbery of the bank.

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Plot Keywords:

bank | police officer | foster father | thief | police | 

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Taglines:

The Thrilling Drama of a Man's Last Chance!

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 May 1937 (USA)

Also Known As:

O yios tou klefti

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

67 min 67 min (original release)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

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